Sunday, August 02, 2015, 5:33 p.m.

The world in brief

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

QUOTE OF THE DAY “The current situation in Syria is a stain on the world’s conscience, and the international community has a moral duty to address it.” European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who denounced the Syrian conflict as the European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Article, this page